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Like naloxone, the new drug — nalmefene — can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
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Ahead of the 2016 primary, candidates from both parties made a point of talking about addiction. This year, Republicans are largely tying the issue to China and the southern border.
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Every drug-related death is supposed to be investigated with an autopsy by the medical examiner’s office. But less than half of the people in New Hampshire who died of a suspected drug overdose received an autopsy this year.
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Due to staffing shortages plaguing medical examiner’s offices nationwide, New Hampshire is performing autopsies on less than half of its drug overdose deaths.
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A local police department is also slated to get more than $950,000 for unspecified opioid-related expenses.
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Last year, people in Coos County died of overdoses at twice the statewide rate.
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Advocates say the change would broaden access to live-saving tools.
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The New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition is in line to receive the largest grant. The contracts will need Executive Council approval.
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Sigue debate de derechos de padres en educación en NH. Juez desestima demanda entre Spofford y NHPR.Comité de educación tuvo audiencia pública sobre creación de derechos para padres. Del dinero de crisis del opio, NH ha colocado la mayoría en tratamiento de abuso en cárceles. Sospechoso de amenaza de tiroteo en escuela en Portsmouth se mantiene en custodia.
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A federal appeals court will allow partial access to the abortion drug mifepristone, but there are limitations on how the drug can be dispensed. How could this affect medication abortion services in New Hampshire?